It doesn't matter who you are- you are not immune to different aspects of the game. If something unfortunate happens to you, please don't take it out on me... I use up enough energy making this thing work as it is without having to worry about taking crap from any of you! I'm not going to change the outcome of the game just to appease anybody, and that's the way it should be. I don't mean to sound disgruntled, but one or two of you just haven't gotten the hint, and it stresses me out bigtime.

Remember that if you're a summoner, then you have the ability to have your summon take an action on the same day that you unleash it! Forgetting this fact could cost you bigtime, so make sure to take advantage of the extra move.

As a spellcaster, you may happen upon spells that can attack more than one target. Note that you never HAVE to hit two targets if you don't want to, but I will, by default, hit two monsters. You can, however, indicate that you'd rather just one target be hit by the spell, if you wish.

Yeah, it's a big day. We need to start.

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The cave we emerged from was at least as shallow as the one we had entered. The landscape around us was barren, the sky overcast and grey. An enormous mountain stretched up before us, and the ruins of Moonward castle stared at us from down below.

Shayla was besides herself. "How... could this have happened?"

Elia, the sweetheart she was, took her by the shoulder and pointed to the base of the mountain, near the ruined castle. "Look, Shayla! All is not lost- there are people!"

She was right. It was several hundred feet away, but there were a few people milling about, and it looked like something had been salvaged. It was evident, though, that something unbelievable had happened, and it was obvious that it had something to do with the Elemental Guardian of Earth, Diamante.

Shayla tried to compose herself. "Yes, let us go and see what they have managed to save. Gods... this is more terrible than I could have imagined."

As we approached, it was clear that something extremely powerful had smashed the columns and towers that had held the great Moonward Castle up in the air. Brick and concrete had been tossed every which where, and I didn't want to think about how many people had lost their lives in this disaster.

The people at the edge, dressed in dirty clothing and sitting around burning fires, looked in wonder as we approached.

"Shayla!? We knew you would return!" A small crowd quickly formed around us to hear our tale.

Their celebrated knight, however, was dismissive. "Now is not the time to ask about my tales- how many people have survived? How did you live?! What happened here?"

A man responded, wearily yet quickly: "Diamante... we heard a huge crash just a few days ago, and then there was the most tremendous earthquake. He broke out of his capsule, murdered the guards, and then created this incredible mountain. The tremors- they were way too much for the castle to handle." He sighed. "A few people escaped with their lives, and most of the merchants managed to salvage their wares before the castle came down. We have no place to go now, but things are only going to get worse."

"Get worse??" Seth puzzled. "How could things get any worse??"

An older woman replied. "The guardian- no, the monster- he's on top of that mountain, now. He's wreaking havoc, causing incredible earthquakes, and gaining in strength. If he makes a move on any other nearby cities... they're done for. And it's only a matter of time. You could truly see the rage in its face...a seething hatred for humankind."

A quiet discomforting silence hung over everyone until a small tremor unsteadied our stances. A fire burned in Shayla's eyes. "We have to stop him. We have no choice. He will destroy everything."

"Mazell is responsible for this," my father said. "We must remember who the true enemy is, even during these difficult battles. Let's get going, we have work to do."

And up the mountain we started, determined to stop the Elemental Guardian of Earth from smashing everything to pieces...

Magical rays of energy shoot from the door as it bursts open. Joshua screams as he is drawn into the door! Before anyone can follow, it slams behind him with incredible force! Joshua is cut off from everyone else in the contest!

(Note: Nobody can target Joshua while he is beyond the door. Where is he...? Click the door to find out what is behind...)

Vyselocke tries to chant some words along with other members of the SIA... but they have no effect!Cacticus changes the Action Camp's name to "Alternating Current"!

Bucket is revived with 100 points!ProtoMan is revived with 100 points!
Four Rock Bots appear!
One Mud Demon appears!

GUILDSDon't go it alone!

Guild of Magus

Creator: Sandy
Type: Invite Only
You will be notified in case you are given an invitation- you may not freely join.

Order of Beorn

Creator: Sundoulos
Type: Invite Only
You will be notified in case you are given an invitation- you may not freely join.

Brotherhood of Lief

Creator: FirstAid
Type: Open
You are free to join this guild as long as your total level is 8 or less.

SOCK Intelligence Agency

Creator: Joshua
Type: Invite Only
The SIA has no open positions at this time.

The Healing Shield

Creator: Bainick
Type: Open
May freely join if the following is fulfilled:
The player was never a part of another guild.

The Hidden Hand

Creator: Raaj
Type: Semi-Open
The Hidden Hand intends to act as a highly coordinated and organized guild. Members must have AIM and be able to discuss SOCK nightly (on Tuesday to Friday) - preference will be given to those who are intending to become proficient in advanced or unusual classes, but others will be considered as well.

Alternating Current

Creator: Cacticus
Type: Open
The Action Camp is open to anyone who has any word in their Sock or Real name start with an A or a C.

SHOPS...New stock every week!

Moonward Item Shop

Item

Effect

Price

Antidote

Cures Poison.

25 Gold

Smelling Salts

Cures Confusion.

25 Gold

Weapon Protector

Halves Weapon's Break% for next attack.

30 Gold

Armor Protector

Halves Armor's Break% next time attacked.

30 Gold

Alarm Clock

Cures Sleep.

35 Gold

Healing Herbs

Boosts Points by 25-40.

40 Gold

Strong Medicine

Boosts Points by 75-100.

75 Gold

Gold Needle

Cures Stone or Paralysis

75 Gold

Moonward Weapon Shop

Weapon

Equipped Effect

Price

Wood SwordFgt 1

Power 10; Break% 5

20 Gold

Mythril SwordFgt 3

Power 15; Break% 3Obtained Pts + 10% while equipped.

60 Gold

Gold SwordFgt 6

Power 25; Break% 15Obtained Pts + 25% while equipped.

125 Gold

Diamond SwordFgt 10

Power 40; Break% 2Obtained points + 10% while equipped

200 Gold

Flame SwordFgt 10

Power 35; Break% 3Fire-E damage
25% chance of burning target

175 Gold

Ice BrandFgt 10

Power 35; Break% 3Ice-E damage
25% chance of freezing target

175 Gold

ThunderbladeFgt 10

Power 35; Break% 3Thunder-E damage
25% chance of paralyzing target

175 Gold

Crystal SwordFgt 13

Power 55; Break% 15Obtained points + 25% while equipped

350 Gold

Falcon SwordFgt 15

Power 30; Break% 2Attacks twice; attacks can be directed at same or different foes

350 Gold

Light SwordFgt 15

Power 50; Break% 3Light-E damage; Obtained Pts + 10%

400 Gold

Eye GougerWpn 1

Power 50; Break% 550% chance of blinding target

250 Gold

Iron HammerWpn 2

Power 70; Break% 250% chance of missing; target's armor Break% + 5

350 Gold

Mad SickleWpn 3

Power 55; Break% 1025% chance of confusing target

300 Gold

Mythril BowWpn 4

Power 50; Break% 10Attacks long-range; Crit% + 5.

350 Gold

Slumber WhipWpn 5

Power 60; Break% 525% chance of putting target to sleep

350 Gold

Seeker MissileWpn 5

Power 20; Break% 2Attacks long-range; attack cannot be evaded.

500 Gold

Mage MasherWpn 7

Power 60; Break% 225% chance of inflicting Silence status on target

400 Gold

Sanctuary SwordWpn 10 or Drg 2

Power 60; Break% 10Can hit even those who are protected by a Sanctuary spell

Honesty is important! Don't spoil the game. Keep in mind that masqueraders will be obvious, since two submissions under the same name will cause me to fire an e-mail to the true competitor based on my records, where I can verify their actions. Anybody caught cheating in this manner will be immediately removed from the competition!

Please fill out your nickname and your actions for the day! Place your answer choices in the respective boxes (don't worry about being precise with wording or anything), and write your action in the action box. You can equip or unequip stuff once per day without taking your action up, too. Examples of actions could be "I want to attack Li'l Ant!" or "I want to buy two Eye Dropses!" or "I want to buy a Wood Sword and Smelling Salts, and I want to equip the Wood Sword!"